Expanded Medicaid Will Cover Mental Health, Substance-Abuse Treatment
Expanded Medicaid Will Cover Mental Health, Substance-Abuse Treatment
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Some low-income New Jersey residents will be eligible for treatment for drug and alcohol addictions, as well as some mental health services, under the upcoming Medicaid expansion. But most Medicaid recipients won't be eligible for the new benefits.
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Campaign begins to end prescription drug abuse
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Many patients have benefitted from the development of powerful opioid painkillers and a movement in medicine to treat pain more aggressively. But soaring use of the addictive drugs, such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has led to an epidemic of overdoses …
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How some addicts sneak in drugs
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Two California counselors speak publicly for the first time about drug use they've witnessed in treatment and some of the unusual and extraordinary ways that addicts will smuggle them in. Audrey Hope is a veteran addiction counselor who's worked with …
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